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The Yardley twin sisters were quite decent characters. Eliana walked with them all the way to the street to wait for their respective family cars.
The Davis family’s car was already parked by the roadside. The driver got out and opened the door for Eliana.
Eliana nimed to wave at Latoya and Ramona. Til make a move first. See you two tomorrow
Before the Fall Festival, Eliana had to practice dancing every day, an she would be spending a lot of time with these two sisters.
“See you tomorrow then!” The two twins waved goodbye enthusiastically,
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In the blink of an eye, more than half a mo
a month had passed.
were mnly seven days left to the Fall Festival
in the face and sweaty all over before stopping
On this afternoon, in Studio Euphoria, Eliana practiced until she was red in th
to perform in your school’s
Quinella nodded in satisfaction. “Not bad. Eli. You’ve improved very quickly. This level is more than enough for you to p program, but 1 think you can still do better”
As Ramona handed Eliana a towel for her to wipe her face. Eliana beamed happily. Thank you, Ms. Leicester.”
Quinella’s smile grew broader. After spending more than half a month with Eliana, Quinella grew more pleased with her. She felt that she had finally found her one–in–a–million final protégé
After some consideration, Quinella suddenly said, “Eli, do you want to be my protégé?“
When Latoya and Ramona heard what Quinella said, they were overjoyed
Pam of then were also gloating that they were proven right when they guessed that Eliana would be accepted as Quinella’s final protége
in “Of course!”
Eliana was stunned for a moment. Then she broke into a wide grin. “Or
Quinella smiled. “Alright, from now on, you’re my final protége
The process of becoming her protege was very simple. It was just a simple oath–taking procedure without any ceremony. Quinella did not care alkout such niceties.
After Quinella left, Latoya and Ramona ran up excitedly. “Eli! I knew we could become fellow proteges. Haha!”
“That’s great. We definitely have to cheer for you during the Fall Festival now” Latoya grinned. Who would have thought that they would become fellow proteges with their opponent in the league tournament?
Today was Eliana’s last dance practice before the Fall Festival. Since the clubs would have to start making their conduct rehearsals starting tomorrow, Eliana would not have time to come here for practice anymore.
props and decorations as well as
After leaving the dance studio, the instructor and her three proteges went to a retro–themed restaurant nearby for a Quinella presenter Eliana with a pearl inlay bracelet gift in recognition of her protégé status.
for a meal.
During
in the meal.
The next day, Elana was preparing the backdrop and props with the tennis club members when they bumped into the dance club members.
Everyone from the tennis club was holding flashy retro–themed props like neon signs from the 1950s.
Meanwhile, the dance club members were all holding modern punk–style props. It seemed like they were probably going to do some cyberpunk
When the two sides crossed each other’s path while doing up the backdrops, they invariably squared ull aggressively though no altercation took
but surprisingly.
dance clube members saw the retro–themed props the tennis club members were putting up
When they
y went back, they rated
ma’s
a group as going to do the Street Jazz dance” Natalia narrowed her eyes.
i a difculi dance. Can she pull it ofte
Stara poobably forced to do it. Alter all, Street Jazz can be very impressive if it includes more actoliatic elements. It’s very suitable for winning
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“Tsk! What’s the use of making a few flashy moved The overall integrity of the program is the most important. I bet that Eliana won’t be able to pull this dance style off?”
Natalia closed her eyes in deep thought. “Street Jazz is a very challenging style that combines both dance and music. Unless she has a good foundation in both aspects, she won’t be able to perform it well”
Willow Garcia quickly stood up and said. “As far as I know, she only learned ballet for two years when she was young before switching to learning piano. She does not have a good foundation in either arts, and most definitely does not know how to dance Street Jazz”
Yulila Laine gloated. “Isn’t it blatantly obvious? Eliana Davis is being forced to make good on her own boast!”
After listening to Willow, Natalia teh much more at case
Although Street Jazz was challenging to perform, it was also very stylish and wildly popular in musical productions.
The dance club’s choice of a cyberpunk dance was more aligned with the tastes of young people nowadays. It was completely different from the 1950s retro theme that Street Jazz typically used which played up elements of three–piece suits with bowler hats and flamboyant cars like the Cadillac. If Eliana could really dance well and coupled with the novelty factor, it was not impossible for her to defeat a big group of dance club
members by herself.
not worried
However, Willow had said d that Eliana didn’t know Street Jazz at all, so Natalia was not
Natalia knew very well that it was impossible for Eliana to turn into a good dancer within such a short time.
However, the dance club did not know that Eliana had already taught herself Street Jazz in her previous life. And what she learned then was already good enough
In this life, under Quinella’s one–on–one coaching, although Eliana’s Street Jazz had yet to reach the pinnacle, laymen would not be able to tell the difference
How many of those people sitting amongst the audience watching the Fall Festival were dance experts!
Everyone was just here to watch something exciting. Therefore, Eliana’s dancing skills were more than enough.
It was not a given that the dance club would win. After all, the team that could produce the most stylish performance with the best props and hype up the mood the most would be the winner.
“But what if Eliana found a teacher to learn from?” someone asked doubtfully.
Yulila retorted, “How can she learn so quickly! She’s only a human, not a machine. She can’t simply become proficient overnight!”
Naulu countered softly. That’s not necessarily true. If Eliana can find a very professional instructor to fast–track her leaming, even if she can’t leap frog to the best level, she can still put up a decent performance if she can pick things up fast
Yulila was puzzled. “Natalia, does such an instructor even exist?
Natalia continued, “Quincila Leicester is widely accepted as the best Street Jazz dance instructor in the country, but she stopped teaching long ago, There’s no way for Eliana to learn from this instructor.
Yulila chuckled. “In that case, wouldn’t Eliana be embarrassing herself if she still performed on stage? Halu….?
Everyone in the dance club burst into derisive laughter. Even Willow also covered her mouth and laughed. ‘Eliana, Eliana, looks like you’re going to be thoroughly humiliated this tune!
After putting away the completed props, the tennis club members returned to the tennis club hall.
They had never aren Eliana dance before and did not know if Eliana knew how to dance, yet they had full confidence in her. The members o Drostributed money and effort. They were the ones who paid for the stage props and backdrop.
ly chrome
The difference between authentic props versus cheap knockoffs was starkly visible. In particular, the flashing neon lights and the sparkly coatings vai cans with prominent taillius presented a rich and dazzling visual feast
was even a voting
re rich, so they bought best. Their ardent support for Eliana was visible in every detail.
Festival approached, the unive
miversity forum published the program list submitted by the various clubs. There was ever for the “Most Lagerly Anticipated Programč
The daner clubs was presenting “3000” which was a
was a futuristic
cyberpunk–style progri The tennis club was presenting “Sheri Jazz Razzmatazz”
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The two clubs were pushing two different styles from two different eras.
In the past, everyone always looked forward to the dance club’s program, so the dance club got most of the votes for the “Most Eagerly Anticipated. Program” contest
However, this ve
s year, the tennis club uncharacteristically joined the fray with a worthy program, much to the dance club’s consternation.
As a result, many people voted for the tennis club. In just one afternoon of voting, the tennis club was on par with the dance club. When the voting ended, the tennis club’s votes far exceeded the dance club’s by almost 3,000.
When the dance club members saw the voting result, they sneered, “The greater the anticipation, the greater the disappointment! Do those baboons in the tennis club even know what dancing is!”
